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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bonham sense as this chapter opens?
(a) That the hospital is under attack.
(b) That there is much bustle in the halls.
(c) That he is dying.
(d) That a new nurse is caring for him.

2. Why does Joe keep on tapping?
(a) He can't stop or think.
(b) His neck is in a spasm.
(c) He hopes that he will die from exhaustion.
(d) He wants the exercise.

3. Why won't the Scotchman fight the Bavarian?
(a) He is related to the Bavarian crown prince.
(b) He thinks their crown prince is the rightful king of England.
(c) His mother is Bavarian.
(d) His father is Bavarian.

4. What occurs to Joe about vibrations and moving?
(a) He can feel vibrations in his stomach.
(b) He can feel a breeze.
(c) He can feel how many people are in the room.
(d) He can tap out Morse code.

5. Why does Joe think he might be in an English hospital?
(a) The smell is of the English heather.
(b) He was in the trenches with English soldiers.
(c) It's the closest hospital.
(d) He heard British accents right before he went deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Joe worry?

2. Who comes in with the nurse?

3. What does Joe ask?

4. How does Joe think he can count sunrises?

5. Who is afraid for her baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process of the new nurse attempting to communicate with Joe.

2. What does the little guy waiting for the train with Joe say? How does Joe answer him? What do they do then?

3. What did Lucky survive in America and how did she survive it?

4. Why does Joe feel a dread about time and what does he think he needs to do?

5. What does Joe think is the key to knowing time and how does he plan to use the key?

6. What does the day nurse do with Joe?

7. Describe Bonnie Flannigan and what does she tell Joe?

8. Why can't Bonham stand the train and what does he do when he sees Christ?

9. What happens to Joe in his third year in the hospital?

10. What is Joe's first response to what the nurse communicates to him?

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